Re: RC: Problem with stall walking mare

["Carolyn Burgess" <carolyn_burgess@hotmail.com>]

I forget the difference in bale size from the east coast to the west coast.  
When talking to someone else who commented about flakes size, I realized 
that we need to say pounds, not flakes.  My bales average 50 - 55 lbs, so I 
feed between 25 - 35 lbs a day of hay, depending on the size of my horse.  
We have friends in Nevada and their bales of hay are around 120 lbs.


>From: Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>
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>Subject: Re: RC:  Problem with stall walking mare
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>Boy, Carolyn
>Your part of the country must have waaay different size flakes than we
>have in CA. A flake here ways from 5-9 pounds and usually 7-8. Typically
>2-3 max flakes are fed per day. ROFLMAO until I realized we must be
>talking about different "flakes" OR your horses no longer pace because
>they are so big they CANNOT MOVE!!!
>Bette :-)
>
>Carolyn Burgess wrote:
> >
> > Meaghan:
> >
> > You need to feed her more hay.  I don't understand this, but why do show
> > peopl feed lots of grain and no hay?  We bought a former halter horse 
>who
> > was fed 12 qts of 14% grain a day, and 4 flakes of hay a day.  He weighs
> > about 1200 lbs and was crazy.  We cut him back to 2 lbs of 10% grain and 
>he
> > gets about 12 flakes of hay a day.  He also gets worked more.  He has a 
>much
> > better disposition than when we got him and he doesn't have the mental
> > problems when we got him.  I'd really like to hear why show people feed 
>the
> > way you do.  Thanks,
> >
> > Carolyn Burgess
> > >
> > >Meaghan Athenamax@aol.com
> > >my mare has been stall walking for that last few month from bordom. she
> > >gets turn out on good days. she is in a pasture by herself but between 
>two
> > >horses. she has worn two good size holes in her stall forcing me to mat 
>it.
> > >she also has worn a path between the gate and one of the other horses 
>near
> > >her. her pasture has no gras and i dont believe any will grow. she is 
>now
> > >on a flake of hay out side and two at dinner. three qts of pellets a 
>day
> > >plus some suplements. i was thinking of lowering her grain and giving 
>her
> > >more hay. she is a show horse and as the weather improves she will be
> > >ridden harder and longer. anyone have any thought to what i should do?
> > >please e-mail me i wont check the site.
> > >
> > >
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>Bette Lamore
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